Hitting the road to Totality
The time is almost upon us. I will soon be among the millions of people converging upon a narrow stretch of land between Oregon and... Read more
Field Day 2017
I’ve had my license since April of 2015, but did not participate in Field Days 2015 or 2016 due to schedule conflicts. Now that I... Read more
Planning for the August 2017 Eclipse
We’re less than 3 months out from the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout most of North America,... Read more
POTA Activation: Colt Creek State Park, KFF-1848
On Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, I did a brief activation of Colt Creek State Park, KFF-1848. As expected, propagation wasn’t great, and I only... Read more
POTA Activation: Skyway Fishing Pier State Park, KFF-1916
On Monday I activated one of the two small non-pier sections of the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park. I operated from my car as... Read more
Recap: Florida State Parks on the Air
What a fun, but long day! Today was the inaugural Florida State Parks on the Air event. We (myself and Anson, WU2F) activated Lake Louisa... Read more
Today: Florida State Parks on the Air
Today from 1400-2200Z, I’ll be operating at Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont, as part of the inaugural Florida State Parks on the Air event.... Read more
Supplemental Activation: Alafia River State Park, KFF-1829
Today I returned to Alafia River State Park, KFF-1829, because my first activation only yielded 31 contacts. A POTA activation does not count until you... Read more
POTA Activation: Alafia River State Park, KFF-1829
Today I activated my third park in WWFF: Alafia River State Park in Lithia, FL, KFF-1829. 20 meters was not particularly cooperative today, yielding my... Read more
ARRL DX SSB Contest
I briefly took the mobile “shack” out Sunday evening to catch the tail end of the ARRL DX SSB contest from a local park. I’ve... Read more